英译汉常见错误 | can't [could't] say boo to a goose

［例句］　He can't say boo to a goose.
［误译］　他无法对一只鹅发出嘘声。
［原意］　他非常胆小。
［说明］　can't [couldn't] say boo to a goose（口语）意为“非常怯懦［胆小］”。